Hair-waving iron.



J. G. BRADLEY.

HAIR WAVINGYIRONp APPLICATION FILED-MAY 15. 1907.

912,531. Patented Feb.16, 1909.

J2me amezmfindz to assume to wave the JESSIE GORNELIA BRADLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO FRANK D. THOMASON, 0F CHICAGO, ILHNOTS.

HAIR-WAVING- IRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, Jnssin CoRNE'LIA BRADLEY, a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain 'native efi'ect of the iron becoming too cool for effiective work. I V L The object of my invention is to avoid the necessity of using the fingers to weave the lock of hair back andforth over and under the heated members of the iron, and to avoid the necessity of letting the irons cool to avoid burning the fingers, or get cold because of the length ot time the old method ofoperating required; This I accomplish by the means hereinafiter' employed and as particularly pointed out inthe claims;

"I -n the dr -wings -:Figure 1- is a plan view of my mventien showing my improved wav ing iron in position to receive the lock of hair it is desired to wave. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the osition it is made air. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on dotted line 33, Fig. 2 showing the position of the fingers thereotwhen ready to receive the straight lock of hair. Fig.4; is asimilar section showing the position of said fingers while said lock of hair is being waved. Fig. 5 is a section showing a modified construction of the means connecting the rotating bars of the iron.

In the drawings A and B represent two parallelbars, placed side by side in contact with each other, and, rovidedat one end suitable handles, 2 and D respectively. Theseb are are. jeferably', or the same length and the endserect opposite the handles are each provided with semicircular arms a and c, which have their opposing extremities lap past each other and pivoted together by a suitable pin or otherwise. The ends of these bars opposite arms a and c are shown in the drawings as being bent obliquely away from each other andwith the handles on the free extremities of the bent portions. Near the bend where these oblique portions commence the bars A and B are each provided with arms 76 and K- which project toward and lap past each other and are suitably ivoted together. If desired, the handles of t e bars A and B may be constructed different from the manner shown in the drawings, andthe' pivoting ot the two bars together in the way hereinbefiorel e p in may .b d spens d with, and atthe points where they are shown e .i r g iet r n z e y d sk posed links or blocks G may be provided which said bars are journaled. One of saidblocks is shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. Between the points where bar A is connected to bar B the latter is provided with a series of fingers e, e, e and 0 which project laterally therefrom in a direction away from bar A. These fingers are,- preferably, equal distances apart, and extend upwards in a curved courseabove the horizontal plane intersecting the axes of said bars, and then slightly downwards again. Bar A- is likewise provided with a series at fingers-f, f, 2 andf which project therefrom in adireotion away from bar B, and are arranged, preferably, at equal distances apart, in staggered relation to fingers e, e, e and e to the curvature and length of which they correspond.

Bars A and B are bent outwardly near their lower ends so that the curve described by said bends by turning the same in a direction opposite to that of the bend of the fin gers thereof, is greater than that above saidbends, and their op osing surfaces g h, are flattened so that w en thebars are in the position shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings they will meet and prevent the further rotation of the bars in that direction and likewise the further downward movement of the fingers. Owing. to the staggered position of the e i he ba e: t ei s d was grasped: and the bars turnedin one direction the fingers of the one bar will pass between 7. A hair Waving iron comprising two parthe fingers of the other bar and assume the allel rotatable bais each having a series of position shown in ii ig. 4 of the drawings. order to curl the hair, the iron is first heated by placing the bars over the flame in such manner that they will be hotter than the fingers. When properly heated a lock of hair is placed in the channel outlined by the said fingers, and when said bars are moved in the opposite direction so that the fingers will pass each other and move downwards into the position shown in Fig. 4, in which latter position the lock of hair will be laced back and forth. The lock of hair is retained in the last mentioned position long enough give sufficient permanence to the wave, and then the bars are moved on their axes to bring the fingers back into the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings again, whereupon the waved lock of hair can be readily removed.

Fig. 5 is a modified construction of the means for connecting the rotating bars of the iron. In this form the bars G and H are each provided with longitudinal extensions 9 and 72, that are preferably connected together by being journaled in a bearing or link-plate I substantially in the manner shown. The operation of this modification is the same as thatof the preferred form.

I do not wish to be confined to the number of fingers shown, nor to the shape, or distance apart, as hereinbefore described, as it is evident these can be changed according to the convenience of the manufacturer, and I therefore desire to be considered as contemplating all such changes and mere structural changes of the other parts within the scope of my claims.

What I claim as new is:

1. A hair waving iron comprising two parallel rotatable bars each having a series of fingers rojecting therefrom.

2. A air waving iron comprising two parallel rotatable bars each having a series of fingers projecting therefrom one of which series is arranged in staggered relation to the other. i

3. A hair waving iron comprising two parallel rotatable bars each having a series of equi-distant fingers projecting therefrom.

4. A hair waving iron comprising two parallel rotatable bars each having a series of erijui-distant fingers projecting therefrom one 0 which series is arranged in staggered relation to the other.

5. A hair waving iron comprising two parallel rotatable bars each having a series of pimilarly constructed fingers projecting thererom.

6. A hair waving iron comprising two parallel rotatable bars each having a series of similarly constructed fingers projecting therefrom one of which series is arranged in staggered relation to the other.

1n equi-distant similarly constructed fingers projecting therefrom.

8. A hair waving iron comprising two parallel rotatable bars each having a series of equi-distant similarly constructed fingers projecting'therefrom one of which series is arranged in staggered relation to the other.

9. A hair waving iron comprising two parallel rotatable bars each having a series of fingers projecting therefrom said bars being suitably hinged together adjacent to the ends thereof.

10. A hair waving iron comprising two parallel rotatable bars each having a series of fingers projecting therefrom, said bars being suitably hinged together adjacent to one end and the portions extending beyond said hinge being bent oblique to the axes thereof, and provided with suitable handles.

11. As an article of manufacture a hair waving device comprising two relatively movable parallel bars so constructed that their axes are always in parallel planes and each having a series of fingers projecting transversely therefrom that are adapted to move transversely towards and from each other in parallel planes.

12. As an article of manufacture a hair waving device comprising two relatively movable parallel bars so constructed that their axes are always in parallel planes and each having a series of oppositely curved fingers projecting transversely therefrom that are adapted to move transversely towards and from each other in parallel planes.

13. As an article of manufacture a hair waving device comprising two relatively movable parallel bars so constructed that their axes are always in parallel lanes and each having a series of staggered gers projecting transversely therefrom that are adapted to move transversely towards and from each other in parallel planes.

14. As an article of manufacture a hair waving device comprising two relatively movable parallel bars so constructed that their axes are always in parallel planes and each having a series of staggered oppositely curved fingers projecting transversely therefrom that are adapted to move transversely towards and from each other in parallel planes.

15. As an article of manufacture a hair waving device comprising two relatively movable parallel bars so constructed that their axes are always in parallel planes and each having a series of similarly constructed fingers projecting transversely therefrom that are adapted to move transversely towards and from each other in parallel planes.

16. -As an article of manufacture a hair waving device comprising two relatively movable parallel bars so constructed that their axes are always in parallel planes and my hand this 29th day of April, A. D., each having a series of similarly constructed 1907.

staggered fingers projecting transversely therefrom that are adapted to move trans- JESSIE CORNELIA BRADLEY 5 versely towards and from each other in par- Witnesses:

allel planes. FRANK D. THoMAsoN,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set E. K. LUNDY. 

